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Ken Follett

Ken Follett

Welshb. June 5, 1949Thriller

Ken Follett is a Welsh thriller writer who made his name with Eye of the Needle, a taut WWII espionage thriller, before achieving massive commercial success with his historical epics. The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End are among the best-selling historical novels ever published. He has sold over 160 million books worldwide.

Works

  • Eye of the NeedleEspionage thriller about Nazi spy hiding in England during World War II→
  • The Key to RebeccaWartime spy novel set in North Africa involving mystery and hidden secrets→
  • The Man from St. PetersburgHistorical thriller about a Russian revolutionary's mission to assassinate Lenin→
  • The Pillars of the EarthEpic medieval novel chronicling cathedral builders across generations and dynasties→
  • World Without EndHistorical epic following English town rebuilding cathedral over two centuries→
  • Fall of GiantsWorld War I epic following five families through the Great War's upheaval→

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